Following steps are required to write shell script:
(1) Use any editor like vi or mcedit to write shell script.
(2) After writing shell script set execute permission for your script as follows
(3) Execute your script as
Note: In the last syntax ./ means current directory, But only . (dot) means execute given command file in current shell without starting the new copy of shell, The syntax for . (dot) command is as follows
Now you are ready to write first shell script that will print "Milesweb Hosting Services" on screen. See the common vi command list , if you are new to vi.
After saving the above script, you can run the script as follows:
This will not run script since we have not set execute permission for our script first; to do this type command
First screen will be clear, then following output will appear on screen.
(1) Use any editor like vi or mcedit to write shell script.
(2) After writing shell script set execute permission for your script as follows
Quotesyntax:
chmod permission your-script-name
QuoteExamples:Note: This will set read write execute(7) permission for owner, for group and other permission is read and execute only(5).
$ chmod +x your-script-name
$ chmod 755 your-script-name
(3) Execute your script as
QuoteSyntax:
$ bash your-script-name
$ sh your-script-name
$ ./your-script-name
QuoteExamples:
$ bash bar
$ sh bar
$ ./bar
Note: In the last syntax ./ means current directory, But only . (dot) means execute given command file in current shell without starting the new copy of shell, The syntax for . (dot) command is as follows
QuoteSyntax:
. command-name
QuoteExample:
$ . foo
Now you are ready to write first shell script that will print "Milesweb Hosting Services" on screen. See the common vi command list , if you are new to vi.
Quote$ vi first
#
# My first shell script
#
clear
echo "Milesweb Hosting Services"
After saving the above script, you can run the script as follows:
Quote$ ./first
This will not run script since we have not set execute permission for our script first; to do this type command
Quote$ chmod 755 first
$ ./first
First screen will be clear, then following output will appear on screen.
QuoteOutput :
Milesweb Hosting Services